rwoodvira wrote:
Here we go again - this truly belongs in The Attic, where everyone has an opinion that they are totally right and others are totally wrong and intolerance unfortunately by some seems to be practiced daily.
I guess the idea that there can be something that's actually "true" is lost on you. By definition, if two conflicting ideas meet, then one is true and the other false, or both are false, both cannot be true. That's basic logic. If you think it's intolerant that a person believes that truth exists and we can know what it is...then I can't help that.
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You will find evil liberal dems, staunch conservatives, religious zealots and confirmed atheists.
And you also. You believe what you are saying is true otherwise you wouldn't have said it so you can include yourself in that category too (unless you want to say "what I just said about intolerance is wrong")
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I haven't found any Satanists yet, but they may be hiding there. As to religion, it's unfortunate that more people in human history have been killed because of it than just about anything.
Which is a 100% false statistic. It tells me what I need to know about your level of experience on the subject...
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If you do believe in a Creator, my guess is that he (or she) must shake their holy head at the foolishness of it all.
Guess can be wrong as this one was.
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Old joke - St. Peter was taking a bunch of the newly deceased on a tour of heaven - when he came to one area he asked everyone to be silent while they went through it because that sect didn't believe anyone else was there.
If you happen to be a Christian as I am, take a look at John 3:16. Not a lot of qualifiers there. Live long & prosper!
As if we all aren't familiar with John 3:16.
The problem is that you inject lots of meaning into that passage that it doesn't say and also reject other parts of the bible that would completely destroy the idea that all religions lead to God or that anything a person believes that's even remotely Christian-like is acceptable to God and equals salvation.
If anyone on this thread wants a good illustration of why there are so many conflicting ideas on the subject just watch folks slice-and-dice the bible to fit their personal God and ideas just as you and bull-drink-water have.